The main arc of the story is over, and while this book is still reasonable strong and still interesting, it felt like it belonged back in the first few volumes. The story is finally taking a look at how the real world relates to Magical Law, something which probably should have been broached much earlier. That aside, they had to break into a standalone story to lead into the tease that comes at the end of this book, leading into the next arc, and while the story did feel like it was coming too late, it didn't feel obnoxiously so. And the new characters were a lot of fun :)